LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 16: Alex Wood #57 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on June 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

Dodgers Rumors Roundup: Talks with Reds Continue

LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 16: Alex Wood #57 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on June 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

The way the Dodgers are presently constructed, Realmuto is more of a luxury than a necessity and trading one of their best overall players for a luxury isn’t something the front office is going to do.

There was only one other rumor and it involves a team that was mentioned on Tuesday in the Cincinnati Reds.

1/There’s been lots of permutations of #Dodgers#Reds talks, heard latest does NOT have Puig in it. Key salary LAD want to wash is Kemp’s. He has $21.5M left, Homer Bailey $28M. But twd payroll for luxury tax Kemp is $20M, Bailey $17.5M. If Alex Wood also goes LAD would

If we look at the deal as Matt Kemp and Alex Wood for Homer Bailey then it could work for the Dodgers in a couple ways. Yes, they clear salary like Joel Sherman notes. Maybe more importantly a deal like this would clear some space on the roster. It’s well known that the team has a surplus of starters and outfielders, and if they plan to add any of those two positions then they need to rid themselves of some others.

A lack of rumors could be a ‘calm before the storm’ vibe but with the Winter Meetings ending on Thursday, it may also mean that nothing is happening yet.